Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Disability retirement

Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

2008-09-10T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3397 First Responders Support Act of 2008

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2855 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the dollar amounts used to calculate the credit for the elderly and the permanently disabled for inflation since 1985.

2008-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the dollar amounts used to calculate the credit for the elderly and the permanently disabled for inflation since 1985.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5600 District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008

2008-03-11T20:00:00Z

To permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts, employees transferred to the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation, and Offender Supervision Trustee, and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to have periods of service performed prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 included as part of the years of service used to determine the time at which such employees are eligible to retire under chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2674 America's Wounded Warriors Act

2008-02-27T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5509 Noble Warrior Act

2008-02-27T19:00:00Z

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4280 Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-04T19:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2400 Wounded Warrior Bonus Equity Act

2007-12-02T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the member was not retired or separated, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4183 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

2007-11-13T19:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4158 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

2007-11-12T19:00:00Z

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify and codify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System for Federal response to all hazards.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3581 To clarify the roles of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs disability evaluation systems for retirement and compensation of members of the Armed Forces for disability, to require the development of a single physical exam that can be used to determine both fitness for duty and disability ratings, to standardize fitness testing among the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

2007-09-18T20:00:00Z

To clarify the roles of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs disability evaluation systems for retirement and compensation of members of the Armed Forces for disability, to require the development of a single physical exam that can be used to determine both fitness for duty and disability ratings, to standardize fitness testing among the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3502 Wounded Warriors Commission Implementation Act of 2007

2007-09-06T20:00:00Z

To provide for the prompt implementation of those recommendations of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors that require congressional action.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3481 Support for Injured Servicemembers Act

2007-09-05T20:00:00Z

To expand family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-related injuries.

Bill Introduced: S.1975 Support for Injured Servicemembers Act

2007-08-01T20:00:00Z

A bill to expand family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-related injuries.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007

2007-07-24T20:00:00Z

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes.

July 24, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act

2007-06-12T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1448 Equity in Law Enforcement Act

2007-05-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to extend the same Federal benefits to law enforcement officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to law enforcement officers serving units of State and local government.

Bill Introduced: S.1363 Bridging the Gap for Wounded Warriors Act

2007-05-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve health care for severely injured members and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2247 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007

2007-05-08T20:00:00Z

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1283 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007

2007-05-02T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes.